Open Network Software enables the creation of SDN-optimized network
switches, offering true separation of networking data and control
planes.

Fujitsu is an early customer of Open Network Software.

Software is designed to target data center use cases such as
top-of-rack switches and micro-server platforms.

ALAMEDA, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — September 10, 2013 —
Wind
River®, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, has released
Wind River Open Network Software for the development of next-generation
data center switches. Open Network Software is a complete, open software
environment for the creation of network switches for software defined
networks and infrastructures. Early customers of Open Network Software
include Fujitsu.

With the exponential growth of data and traffic, network resources and
connectivity needs are being pushed to new limits. The promise of
software defined networking (SDN) offers a vision for more centralized
and agile network control via virtualization of data center resources.
Open Network Software enables the separation of the data plane and
control plane so that companies can begin to manage network services
through abstraction as virtual services, and embrace technologies such
as SDN and cloud computing.

A network switch software environment for true SDN switching, Open
Network Software provides the tools and resources to create, modify, and
update network layers' L1, L2+, and L3+ functionality. Open Network
Software is designed with a flexible and modular open architecture with
standard interfaces for management and control.

A future-proof solution, Open Network Software is highly extensible and
allows for the seamless addition of third-party applications. It also
supports an extensive suite of networking protocols. The software is
well matched for use cases such as top-of-rack (ToR) switches in large
data centers, blade and micro-servers, and as a platform for a variety
of network appliances.

Open Network Software supports the
Intel®
Open Network Platform (ONP) Switch Reference Design and has been
optimized for Intel hardware to provide high performance and
flexibility. Additionally, Open Network Software is backed by a
world-class global support organization.

“As a technology that goes hand-in-hand with cloud computing, SDN can
centralize and simplify control of a network, allowing companies to
increase flexibility, efficiencies, and cost and energy benefits,” said
Ricky Watts, general manager of switching solutions at Wind River. “By
using our comprehensive, extensible, ready-to-use software, customers
can easily integrate SDN switching functionality into their products and
get to market faster while saving on effort and expenses.”

Wind River will be demonstrating Open Network Software at the Intel
booth in the Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) Community at Intel
Developer Forum (IDF) 2013 in San Francisco, September 10–12. For
details about additional Wind River activities at IDF, visit
www.windriver.com/events/idf-2013/.

About Wind River

Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:
INTC), is a world leader in embedded and mobile software. Wind River has
been pioneering computing inside embedded devices since 1981, and its
technology is found in more than 1 billion products. Wind River is
headquartered in Alameda, Calif., with offices in more than 20
countries. To learn more, visit Wind River at
www.windriver.com
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respective owners.